That's Nevada in a nutshell. The State motto should be "the land with an attitude." Crossing the state line is weird, I can actually feel the golden warm softness of California, versus the cool clean silver sharpness of Nevada.
I just hosted a couple of Reno girls, a USNA Midshipman and her sister here in Elvisland and the red neck Riviera. Sweet girls. They hosted my child in the past. Very nice people.
What a perfect description. :)